Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 37 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 37 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska on Tue, Sep 3, 1996, 10:13 AM AKDT (18:13 UTC), 115 km (71 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 29 km W of Cantwell, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1996-09-03 18:13:51 UTC
Depth
115.0 km (71.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
64.088° N, 148.358° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
24

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.959 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10986 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.271 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 10982 days ago · 60 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.219 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 10981 days ago · 113 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.93 km SSW of Ferry, Alaska · 10981 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.81 km NE of Badger, Alaska · 10976 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.822 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 10975 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.68 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 10970 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.946 km WSW of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 10969 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.446 km WSW of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 10969 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.418 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10968 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.1Central Alaska · 10966 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.25 km ENE of Badger, Alaska · 10965 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.54 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10965 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.95 km N of Badger, Alaska · 10965 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.016 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10965 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.610 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10962 days ago · 87 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.911 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10960 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.817 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10956 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 3.129 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 10942 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.521 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 10938 days ago · 142 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 3.048 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 10937 days ago · 140 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 2.235 km E of Healy, Alaska · 10935 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 2.276 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 10933 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.443 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 10932 days ago · 107 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 2.429 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 10928 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.716 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10928 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 2.146 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 10989 days ago · 107 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.837 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 10993 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.09 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 10993 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.719 km ENE of Anderson, Alaska · 10994 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.029 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 10996 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.17 km W of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 10998 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.131 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 10999 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.222 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 11001 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.418 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 11003 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.015 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11004 days ago · 97 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.023 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 11004 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.35 km N of Badger, Alaska · 11006 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.918 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 11007 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.123 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 11008 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.26 km N of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 11008 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.310 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 11010 days ago · 111 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.712 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 11017 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak996bcsjf4u (also filed as usp0007pcz). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:54 AM UTC.